PUBLISHING FUNDAMENTAL: SELECTING THE RIGHT JOURNAL Dr Julian Tang (ODPRT) In collaboration with: Dr Amy Chou (NUS Libraries) Irine Tanudjaja (NUS Libraries) 2 F-1! NUS I Office of the Deputy President :::;:;:',..._,, (Research & Technology) NUS I NUS ,..ti_. Un~ ity Libraries .,..,,._.
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PUBLISHING FUNDAMENTAL: SELECTING THE RIGHT JOURNAL
Dr Julian Tang (ODPRT)
In collaboration with:
Dr Amy Chou (NUS Libraries)
Irine Tanudjaja (NUS Libraries)
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F-1! NUS I Office of the Deputy President ~ :::;:;:',..._,, (Research & Technology) NUS I NUS
,..ti_.Un~ ity Libraries .,..,,._.
Outline
•Factors to consider when choosing a journal
•Predatory journal
•Hands-on:1. Search in Scopus and Analyze the results
2. Export the Scopus results to add more information
How new/important are your findings? How strong is the evidence?
Incremental or large advance?Low or high impact journal
Novelty
Assess your findings honestly & objectively
How broadly relevant are your findings?
International or regional journalGeneral or specialized journal
Relevance/Application
Aims & scope, Readership
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Journal Selectors
General
www.edanzediting.com/journal-selector
General
jane.biosemantics.org
Springer Nature Journals
journalsuggester.springer.com
Elsevier Journals
journalfinder.elsevier.com
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Publication Models
Subscription-based
• Mostly free for the author• Reader has to pay
Open access• Free for the reader• Author usually has to pay
Hybrid• Subscription-based journal• Has open access options
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Introduction: Why Did You Do the Study?
Aim
General
Specific
Background Information
Current state of the field
Problem in the field
Specific problem / solution;
Importance / hypothesis
Specific aim / approach
Worldwide relevance?Broad / specialised?
Recent, international referencesNot too many self-cites
Previous
studies
Current
study
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Introduction for International Journal
BMC Family Practice:
Worldwide relevance
Dwan et al. BMC Fam Prac. 2014; 15: 154.
Effect of ageing populations on healthcare workforce
“Health workforce shortages may be felt most keenly by developing nations, but
are a concern for all. Developed nations are particularly worried about the
number of general practitioners (GPs) available to service their ageing
populations…”
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Introduction for Regional Journal
“All citizens in Japan are covered by a national health insurance system in which
there are no official “gatekeepers”. Patients can freely choose between
attending a local physician’s office (clinic) or a hospital and Japanese physicians
can freely practice internal medicine. But recently, Japan has faced the
problems of a rapidly aging population…”
Asia-Pacific Family Medicine:
Regional focus
Tsukamoto et al. Asia Pac Fam Med. 2014; 13: 9.
Effect of ageing populations on healthcare workforce
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Introduction for Broad-focused Journal
Supersymmetry (SUSY) is an extension to the Standard Model(SM) that introduces partner particles (called sparticles),which differ by half a unit of spin from their SM counterparts.For models with R-parity conservation [7], strongly producedsparticles would be pair-produced and are expected to decayinto quarks or gluons, sometimes leptons, and the lightestSUSY particle (LSP), which is stable…
The European Physical Journal C
Aaboud et al. Eur. Phys. J. C (2018) 78: 625: doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6081-9
Broad background information
Important for context
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Introduction for Specialised Journal
This paper presents a measurement of the four-lepton invariantmass (m4l) spectrum in events containing two same-flavouropposite-sign lepton (electron or muon) pairs. The datacorrespond to 36.1 fb−1 of proton-proton collisions collected withthe ATLAS detector during the √s = 13 TeV Large Hadron Collider(LHC) run in 2015–2016.In pp collisions four-lepton production is expected to receivecontributions from several Standard Model (SM) physicsprocesses, the most important of which are shown in figure 1….
Journal of High Energy Physics
Aaboud et al. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2019; e.10.1007/JHEP04(2019)048
Broad background information
not necessary
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Crafting a Cover Letter
First impression for journal editors
Timeliness, Uniqueness,Relevance
Writing styleInteresting to their readers?
Why your work is important!
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Crafting a Cover Letter
Dear Dr Struman,
Please find enclosed our manuscript entitled “Evaluation of ICT in Glasgow prognostic scoring in patients undergoing curative
resection for liver metastases,” which we would like to submit for publication as an Original Article in the International Medical
ICT Journal.
The Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) is of value for a variety of tumours. Several studies have investigated the prognostic value ofthe GPS in patients with metastatic breast cancer, but few studies have performed such an investigation for patients undergoingliver resection for liver metastases. Furthermore, there are currently no studies that have examined the prognostic value of themodified GPS (mGPS) using an ICT platform in these patients. The present study evaluated the mGPS using ICT in terms of itsprognostic value for postoperative death in patients undergoing liver resection for breast cancer liver metastases.
A total of 318 patients with breast cancer liver metastases who underwent hepatectomy over a 15-year period were included inthis study. The mGPS was calculated using ICT based on the levels of C-reactive protein and albumin, and the disease-freesurvival and cancer-specific survival rates were evaluated in relation to the mGPS. Prognostic significance was retrospectivelyanalyzed by univariate and multivariate analyses. Overall, the results showed a significant association between cancer-specificsurvival and the mGPS and carcinoembryonic antigen level, and a higher mGPS was associated with increased aggressiveness ofliver recurrence and poorer survival in these patients.
This study is the first to demonstrate that the preoperative mGPS via a simple ICT tool is a useful prognostic factor forpostoperative survival in cancer patients undergoing curative resection. This information is immediately clinically applicable forsurgeons as well as hospital information and patient record systems and health care protocol developers. As a premier journalcovering ICT in health care, we believe that the International Medical ICT Journal is the perfect platform from which to shareour results with all those concerned with ICT use in cancer management.
Give the background to the research
What was done and what was found
Conclusion & Interest to journal’s readers
Editor’s name Manuscript title
Article type
Declarations on publication ethics Suggested reviewers Contact information14
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Crafting a Cover Letter
Highlight recent issues in the media
“Given the considerable attention climate change has received worldwide, it will be important to…”
Highlight recent policy changes
“Recently, the Japanese government has implemented new incentives to promote entrepreneurship …”
Highlight recently published articles in their
journal
“It has recently been shown that PMS2 mutations cause Lynch Syndrome (ten Broeke et al. J Clin Oncol. 2015;33:319). However, it still remains unclear…”
Highlight current controversies
“Currently, there is disagreement on the effect of substrate rigidity on stem cell survival. Our study aims to address this controversy…”
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Crafting a Cover Letter
This study is the first to demonstrate that the preoperative mGPS
via a simple ICT tool is a useful prognostic factor for
postoperative survival in cancer patients undergoing curative
resection. This information is immediately clinically applicable for
surgeons as well as hospital information and patient record
systems and health care protocol developers. As a premier
journal covering ICT in health care, we believe that the
International Medical ICT Journal is the perfect platform from
which to share our results with all those concerned with ICT use
in cancer management.
Why interesting to the journal’s readership (para 4)
Target your journal – keywords from the Aims and Scope Conclusion
Relevance16
• Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Open Access Scholarly Publishers
Association (OASPA)
• World Association of Medical Editors
(WAME)
Scholarly Organisations
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Name of journal
• The Journal name shall be unique.
Ownership and management
• Information about the ownership and/or management of a
journal shall be clearly indicated on the journal’s website.
Website
• A Journal’s website, including the text that it contains, shall
demonstrate that care has been taken to ensure high ethical and
professional standards.
Peer review process
• Journal content must be clearly marked as whether peer reviewed or
not. Peer review is defined as obtaining advice on individual
manuscripts from reviewers expert in the field who are not part of the
• Journals shall provide the full names and affiliations of the journal’s
editors on the journal website as well as contact information for the
editorial office, including a full address.
Author fees
• Any fees or charges that are required for manuscript processing
and/or publishing materials in the journal shall be clearly stated.
Governing body
• Journals shall have editorial boards or other governing bodies whose
members are recognized experts in the subject areas included within
the journal’s scope.
Copyright and licensing
• The policy for copyright shall be clearly stated in the author
guidelines and the copyright holder named on all published articles.
Principles of Transparency
& Best Practice for Scholarly Publications
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Publication ethics
• A journal should have policies on publishing ethics. These should be
clearly visible on its website
Archiving
• A journal’s plan for electronic backup and preservation of access to the
journal content shall be clearly indicated (for example, access to main
articles via CLOCkSS or PubMedCentral).
Allegations of misconduct
• Publishers and editors shall take reasonable steps to identify and
prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has
occurred.
Publishing schedule
Access
Principles of Transparency
& Best Practice for Scholarly Publications
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Advertising
• Journals shall state their advertising policy if relevant.
Direct marketing
• Any direct marketing activities, including solicitation of manuscripts
that are conducted on behalf of the journal, shall be appropriate,
well targeted, and unobtrusive.
Revenue sources
• Business models or revenue sources shall be clearly stated or otherwise
evident on the journal’s website.
Principles of Transparency
& Best Practice for Scholarly Publications
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Open Access Myths
Open access (OA) is expensive and low quality
• Not all open access journals charge a fee
• Many research grants and universities pay for open
access fees
• Journals may offer waiver for authors who cannot afford it
• Open access journals are peer reviewed
• Impact factors may be lower partly because they are
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Predatory Journals
Some Open Access journals are not good
Easy way to get money from authors
• Promise quick and easy publication
• Often ask for a “submission/handling” fee
• May copy name of real journal; false IF
• May not exist, or may be of low quality
• Beware of spam e-mails asking for
authors/editors
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Trustworthy Journals
THINK Trusted and appropriate?
SUBMIT Only if OK
thinkchecksubmit.org
CHECK Do you know the journal?
Reputable publisher? Suitable aims/scope?
Familiar editorial board? Indexed? Fees only after acceptance?
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What are “predatory journals”?
• First coined by librarian Jeffrey Beall to describe what he called “counterfeit journals”1
• Later defined as those journals that “actively solicit manuscripts and charge publication fees without providing robust peer review and editorial services.”2
• Came about when:
• Digitalisation of content and proliferation of OA publishing
Why is it important to identify predatory journals?
• Devise strategies to deal with increased calls for papers/invitations to serve on editorial boards from unfamiliar sources and journals
• Avoid potential loss of academic reputation/opportunities by being associated with poor-quality journals
• Duty to uphold high standards in publishing; poor-quality publications tarnish the credibility of academic literature
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Questions to ask: Predatory journals
• Do you know the journal/editorial board/editor(s)?
• Is the journal clear about the mechanism & rigour of peer review?
• Is the journal indexed in major bibliographic databases, e.g. Web of Science, Scopus or Medline?
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Emerging features of predatory journals
• Solicit new/resubmitted manuscripts via email2
• Indexed in PubMed/PubMed Central3
• Contain obvious/frequent spelling/grammatical errors on website/ information to authors4
• May have peer-review, but do not specify evaluation criteria/ specifics, or actual peer review mechanism may be inconsistent4
• Offer “membership” to publish during a time period5
3 Manca et al. (2017) Neuroscience 353, 166-1734 Edie and Conklin (2019) Nursing Forum, 1-45 Sanz and del Valle (2019) Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, in press. 28
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Exercise
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Her study is on the challenges faced by Singapore government in integrating highly skilled foreign talent to society.
Search strategy:
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